Objectives and Strategies-Creating a Platform for the Library in the Information Society

• Council Decision of 7 June 1991 adopting a specific programme of research and technological development in the field of telematic systems in areas of general interest (1990 to 1994). In Official Journal of the European Communities, L 192, 16 July 1991.

• Council Decision of 23 November 1994 adopting a specific programme for research and technological development, including demonstration in the field of telematics applications of common interest (1994 to 1998). In: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 334, 22 December 1994.

• Europe and the global information society: recommendations to the European Council. May 1994.

• European Commission. Synopses of projects supported by the European Commission for the application of telematic systems in libraries. Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications of the European Communities, 1996. (Note: these Synopses are for projects supported under the Third Framework Programme for RTD)

• European Commission, DGXIII/E-4. Telematics for Libraries, Synopses of Projects (release CfP'95). June 1997. (Unpublished document). (Note: Synopses are for projects supported under the Fourth Framework Programme for RTD)

• European Commission, DGXIII/E-4. Libraries Programme Activities List: 1986-1997. August 1997. (Unpublished document)

• European Commission, DGXIII/E-4. Libraries Programme Publications List. August 1997. (Unpublished document)

• European Parliament. Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media. Report on the Information Society, Culture and Education. COM A4-0325/96, 16 October 1996. (http://www.europarl.eu.int/ dg 1 /a4/en/a4-96/a4-0325.htm)

• Iljon, A. "The European Libraries Programme." In Program 29(4):361-367(October 1995).

• Iljon, A. "Working for Effective Library Services in the European Union." In Information Europe 4:19-21 (December 1996).

• Iljon, A. "Library Networks and Electronic Publishing." In Elektronishes Publizieren und Bibliotheken , K. W. Neubauer (ed.). Frankfurt am Main: Klostermann, 1996, pp. 11-17.

• Iljon, A. "The Libraries Programme of the European Commission and Library Co-operation with Central and Eastern Europe" In International Conference on Library Automation in Central and Eastern Europe, M. Segbert , K. Steinwachs , P. Burnett (eds.). Luxembourg: Office of Official Publications of the European Communities, 1997.

• " Libraries and the Information Society: European RTD in Telematics for Libraries ." In Euroabstracts 33(9):517-524(September 1995).

• Parajón Collada, V. "Iniciativas de la Unión Europea en la investigación en el ámbito de las bibliotecas en Europa." In Arbor (May-June 1997).

• Pedersen, G. "Electronic Communications between Libraries - Standards, Protocols and European Initiatives." In: International Conference on Library Automation in Central and Eastern Europe, op. cit.

• Segbert, Monika. "Library Cooperation with Central and Eastern Europe." In: Baltic States Policy Conference, Tollinn, April 25-26, 1996. Nordinforapport 1997: 1

• Stork, H.-G. "Building Blocks for Europe's Electronic Libraries. The European Commission's Telematics for Libraries Initiative: Taking Stock." In: Computers in Libraries International 96: Proceedings, London 20-22 February 1996. Oxford, Learned Information, 1996.

• Stork, H.-G. "Das 'Bibliotheksprogramm' der Europäischen Kommission - eine aktuelle Bestandsaufnahme." In: Bibliotheksdienst 30(2) (1996).

• H.-G. Stork. Europas Bibliotheken im Dienste der Informationsgesellschaft. In : 24. Österreichischer Bibliothekartag (Innsbruck , 6. September 1996)- Proceedings.

• Stork, H.-G. Aspekte der Aus- und Weiterbildung im Bibliotheksprogramm der Europäischen Kommission. In: 23. Österreichischer Bibliothekartag (Graz, 14. September 1994) - Proceedings

• Telematics for Libraries special feature. In: Cordis Focus77:11-18(23 December 1996).

• Telematics for Libraries Web Site: http:// www.echo.lu/libraries/en/libraries.html

• Unpublished documents are available upon request from: European Commission, Electronic publishing and Libraries, rue Alcide de Gasperi, Euroforum 1276, L-2920 Luxembourg, fax: +352-4301.33530, e-mail: concha.fpuente@lux.dg 13.cec.be.